Majority of Bengal Congress's office-bearers are opposed to tie-up with TMC & in favour of discontinuing decade-old electoral alliance with Left Front, it is learnt.
Despite criticism, pragmatism makes the Left endure in Bihar as seen in the 2020 poll results & that too at a time when its existence is restricted to small pockets in India.
Stalin quoted Marx in assembly and recalled how Dravidian leaders had realised the essence of his ideas long ago. Analysts see statue move as likely to help DMK electorally.
To differentiate itself from other non-BJP parties, draft resolution states that it's imperative that CPI(M) go back to emphasising socialism as an ideological goal.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau has flagged threats posed by Sikh separatist elements operating on Canadian soil, said Canada's allegations 'have been rejected by Govt of India'.
Bengal’s Left parties landed 0 seats in 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls as well as 2021 assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi-style yatras by young Communists may be their only hope in Bengal.
CPI was critical of Congress in yrs after Independence. Now, in TN, Congress has backed Samsung workers on strike, supporting CPI(M)-affiliated CITU. In Haryana, it left a seat for CPI(M).
Ahead of 2024, Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena joins hands with 21 socialist parties. This comes over half a century after undivided Sena teamed up with Praja Socialist Party for 1968 BMC polls.
CPI, CPI(M) & CPI(ML) Liberation won 16 Bihar seats under RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, showing fight despite the Left’s electoral marginalisation in recent years.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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